{"id":143335,"date":"2020-11-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=143335"},"modified":"2020-11-23T16:15:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T22:15:53","slug":"diy-documentary-during-covid-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/diy-documentary-during-covid-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"How Music Helped to Motivate This DIY Coronavirus Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A chat with the filmmakers of Affected: The Story of Us<\/em> on how they were able to put the soundtrack first to render their emotions. Dive in!<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No matter how dark the world can feel at times, it\u2019s good to know that there are ambitious young filmmakers out there who care about telling the stories of the people around them. As the novel coronavirus has been by far one of the biggest issues of our time, it\u2019s interesting to see how filmmakers across the world have been affected\u2014as well as how they\u2019ve chosen to respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two of these filmmakers are Artem Koker<\/a> and Nathan Cushing<\/a>, who run a production company called Arazo Media<\/a>. Like many film and video professionals, they were affected by the initial coronavirus shutdowns and were trying to decide what to do. However, instead of hunkering down, they decided to turn their cameras on to explore just how they\u2014and their community\u2014were affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We chatted with Koker on the production and editing of their feature film Affected<\/a><\/em>. You can watch the trailer below, which has garnered over 50,000 views on YouTube. Arazo Media also exclusively used PremiumBeat tracks<\/a> for the soundtrack to their film and trailer. They chatted about this process and how they were able to use music to inform and guide their emotional film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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